SBIR Phase I: Digital Starlab

这个小型企业创新(SBIR)第一阶段项目将调查计算机化投影系统用于全国学校天文馆的可行性。有了这样的数字投影仪，模拟的夜空可以被成像，具有多种运动和展示的能力，超越了除最复杂的博物馆天文馆之外的所有博物馆。当与适当的模拟软件相结合时，可以使用基于信息的技术来鼓励互动和基于调查的活动。此外，天文投影仪还将具有其他投影仪所没有的能力，即能够投射地球动态变化的信息显示，包括板块构造、天气模式和生物分布。提供的系统将有助于促进跨学科研究，使用最新的天文和地理信息系统数据，并帮助教学国家标准的内容，特别是中小学水平的地球科学。

This Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Phase I project will investigate the feasibility of a computerized projection system to be used in planetariums in the nation's schools. With such a digital projector, a simulated night sky can be imaged with the capacity for a multitude of motions and displays surpassing all but the most sophisticated of museum planetariums. When coupled with suitable simulation software, information-based technology can be used to encourage interactive and inquiry-based activities. In addition, the planetarium projector will have capabilities shared by no other; that is, being able to project dynamically changing information displays of the earth, including plate tectonics, weather patterns, and biological distributions.The system proffered will help promote interdisciplinary studies, use the latest astronomical and GIS data, and aid in teaching the content of the national standards, especially earth science at the elementary and middle school level.